Sarah Scoggins was seriously injured when her SUV collided with a semi-tractor trailer being driven by Hector Broche on State Rd 56 near the I-75 exit ramp. Broche reportedly pulled in front of Scoggins after exiting the interstate. Florida Statute 316.123, titled “Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection,” states that “except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection.”
